Virtual desktops for small business buyers
Asked as “virtual desktop platform”, and as “VDI or desktop as a service”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 65 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each. Added to the October 2026 Edition on October 4, 2026; its answers are read by the distilled judge (ai-indexes-judge-qwen3-14b-run3), not the claude-opus-5 judge of the earlier categories: how the two compare.
Standing · first-choice share
26%
Contested · Windows 365 23%
26V2 Cloud23Windows 36515Azure Virtual Desktop35others
26% of first choices, contested.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant
Show the two products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
For buyers
Head to head
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Azure Virtual Desktop vs V2 CloudAzure Virtual Desktop vs Nerdio ManagerAzure Virtual Desktop vs Citrix DaaSAzure Virtual Desktop vs Parallels RASMicrosoft Azure Virtual Desktop vs Amazon WorkSpacesMicrosoft Azure Virtual Desktop vs Windows 365Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop vs V2 CloudMicrosoft Azure Virtual Desktop vs Nerdio ManagerMicrosoft Azure Virtual Desktop vs Citrix DaaSMicrosoft Azure Virtual Desktop vs Parallels RASAmazon WorkSpaces vs Windows 365Amazon WorkSpaces vs V2 CloudAmazon WorkSpaces vs Nerdio ManagerAmazon WorkSpaces vs Citrix DaaSAmazon WorkSpaces vs Parallels RASWindows 365 vs V2 CloudWindows 365 vs Nerdio ManagerWindows 365 vs Citrix DaaSWindows 365 vs Parallels RASV2 Cloud vs Nerdio ManagerV2 Cloud vs Citrix DaaSV2 Cloud vs Parallels RASNerdio Manager vs Citrix DaaSNerdio Manager vs Parallels RASCitrix DaaS vs Parallels RAS
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
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Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative40%
Key
01V2 Cloud26%
V2 Cloud26%02Windows 36523%
03Azure Virtual Desktop15%
Azure Virtual Desktop15%04Amazon WorkSpaces12%
05Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop9%
06Citrix DaaS3%
Citrix DaaS3%07Nerdio Manager0%
Nerdio Manager0%08VMware Horizon0%
What they warned about
Five of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Grok 4.1 Fast, Mistral Small, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, MiniMax M2.5 and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Citrix DaaS58%
26 of 45 labels negative · 12 of 14 models · 8 hard negative
“**Verdict:** **Avoid.** It is far too complex, and the shifting licensing landscape makes it a financial and administrative headache for small businesses.” Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt
VMware Horizon
59%
19 of 32 labels negative · 11 of 14 models · 7 hard negative
“Expensive licensing, steep learning curve, and intricate architecture needing skilled admins—unsuitable for small operations” Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt
Azure Virtual Desktop21%
9 of 43 labels negative · 8 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“AVD’s billing model ... can become unpredictable ... Requires Azure expertise ... that most small teams lack.” MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt
Amazon WorkSpaces
11%
7 of 61 labels negative · 7 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“Amazon WorkSpaces if you need reliable audio/file‑transfer) **unless** you have (or can afford) a full‑time IT admin” MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt
What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: fourteen of the fourteen in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
77 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 1017 links across 161 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. None of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category.
vendor site · Apporto44 answers · 58 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Venn41 answers · 69 citations · 11 models
40 answers · 63 citations · 10 models
36 answers · 45 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Apps4Rent36 answers · 44 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Inuvika30 answers · 31 citations · 10 models
vendor site · V2 Cloud27 answers · 47 citations · 10 models
vendor site · G226 answers · 40 citations · 11 models
vendor site · G223 answers · 24 citations · 7 models
vendor site · Accio22 answers · 24 citations · 10 models
22 answers · 23 citations · 9 models
21 answers · 29 citations · 9 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
33 answers · 11 models
33 answers · 10 models
26 answers · 10 models
23 answers · 8 models
23 answers · 7 models
22 answers · 8 models
19 answers · 10 models
19 answers · 9 models
17 answers · 6 models
16 answers · 6 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best virtual desktop platform”, “virtual desktop platform”, “virtual desktop platforms”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V2 Cloud v2cloud.com | 26% | 73 | 1,000 | 16 | 35,060 | 34 | 1 | |
| Windows 365 | 23% | 9,900 | 760 | |||||
| Azure parent site Azure Virtual Desktop 15% | 15% | 130 | 301,000 | 47,904 | ||||
| Microsoft parent site Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop 9%, Microsoft Remote Desktop 3%, Microsoft Windows 365 2% | 14% | 72 | 2,240,000 | 403,136 | ||||
| Amazon parent site Amazon WorkSpaces 12% | 12% | 169 | 151,000,000 | 1,380,939 | ||||
| VirtualBox | 3% | 74,000 | 7,895 | |||||
| Citrix citrix.com Citrix DaaS 3% | 3% | 170 | 880 | 32 | 170,730 company | 4 | ||
| Shells | 2% | |||||||
| TSplus tsplus.net | 2% | 3 | ||||||
| Nerdio Manager getnerdio.com | 0% | 47 | 70 | 12 | 10,941 | $9 | 53 | 1 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 18 sites; 6 of them are among the sites the models cited here (getnerdio.com, inuvika.com, ironorbit.com, v2cloud.com, vagon.io, venn.com). The first result for “best virtual desktop platform” is v2cloud.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best virtual desktop platform for a small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which VDI or desktop as a service would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top virtual desktop platforms for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best virtual desktop platform for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a virtual desktop platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which virtual desktop platforms should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5Microsoft Remote Desktop, Windows 365against: VMware HorizonAzure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaS, Microsoft Remote DesktopChangedAmazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual Desktop, V2 Cloudagainst: Citrix DaaSShells, TSplusno first choiceagainst: Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaS/Citrix Private Cloud, VMware Horizon
Two alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Citrix DaaSTwo alternatives
Shells, VMware HorizonThree alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Parallels RAS, V2 CloudGPT-5.4 miniAzure Virtual Desktopagainst: Citrix DaaSAmazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual DesktopChangedagainst: Citrix DaaSAmazon WorkSpacesAzure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365against: Amazon WorkSpacesno first choicenothing named
One alternative
Amazon WorkSpacesTwo alternatives
Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaSGemini 3.5 FlashWindows 365against: Citrix DaaS, Omnissa HorizonWindows 365Heldagainst: Citrix DaaS, VMwareV2 Cloud, Windows 365against: Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaS, VMware HorizonWindows 365against: Citrix DaaS, VMwareWindows 365against: Citrix DaaS, Omnissa Horizon, VMwareagainst: Amazon WorkSpaces, Apache Guacamole, Citrix DaaS, Omnissa Horizon, Raw Azure Virtual Desktop, custom-built Proxmox VDI environments, raw Kasm Workspaces
Three alternatives
Apps4Rent, Azure Virtual Desktop, V2 CloudThree alternatives
Apps4Rent, V2 Cloud, VennThree alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Paperspace, Shells Cloud PCFour alternatives
Apache Guacamole, Azure Virtual Desktop, Kasm Workspaces, V2 CloudFour alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual Desktop, Shells.com, V2 CloudPerplexity SonarV2 Cloudagainst: Citrix DaaS, Sangfor, VennV2 CloudHeldV2 Cloudagainst: Citrix DaaSV2 Cloudagainst: Kamaterano first choiceagainst: Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaS, Omnissa Horizon, VMware, Windows 365
Two alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual DesktopTwo alternatives
Apporto, Nerdio ManagerFour alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Kasm Workspaces, Nutanix Frame, Parallels RASTwo alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual DesktopGrok 4.1 FastMicrosoft Azure Virtual Desktopagainst: VMware HorizonV2 CloudChangedagainst: Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual DesktopAzure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365V2 CloudAmazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaSagainst: Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaS, Nerdio Manager, VMware Horizon
Two alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Citrix DaaSOne alternative
Windows 365Two alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, V2 CloudFive alternatives
Azure Virtual Desktop, Inuvika OVD Enterprise, Nerdio Manager, TruGrid, Windows 365One alternative
VMware HorizonMistral SmallAmazon WorkSpaces, Windows 365Amazon WorkSpacesChangedMicrosoft Azure Virtual Desktopagainst: VMware HorizonV2 Cloudno first choiceagainst: Azure Virtual Desktop
One alternative
Microsoft Azure Virtual DesktopThree alternatives
Citrix DaaS, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, V2 CloudFour alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Apporto, Citrix Managed Desktops, V2 CloudOne alternative
Evolve IPDeepSeek V4 FlashV2 CloudV2 CloudHeldMicrosoft Windows 365against: Citrix DaaS, VMware HorizonMicrosoft Azure Virtual Desktop, V2 CloudWindows 365against: Citrix DaaSagainst: Citrix DaaS, Nerdio Manager, Rackspace, VMware Horizon, VirtualBox
Three alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365Three alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365Three alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, V2 CloudThree alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, GO-Global, Parallels RASFour alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual Desktop, V2 Cloud, WorkspotLlama 4 MaverickWindows 365Amazon WorkSpacesChangedV2 Cloudno first choiceno first choiceagainst: Citrix DaaS, VMware Horizon
Two alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Amazon WorkSpaces FamilyTwo alternatives
Citrix DaaS, VennTwo alternatives
Nerdio Manager, VirtualBoxQwen 3.7 FlashAzure Virtual Desktopagainst: Citrix Workspace, VMware HorizonAmazon WorkSpaces, Microsoft Azure Virtual DesktopChangedWindows 365V2 CloudMicrosoft Azure Virtual Desktopagainst: VMware Horizonagainst: AWS EC2, Citrix DaaS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, RDS Host, ThinPrint, VMware Horizon
Two alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, ApportoOne alternative
Citrix DaaSFour alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaS, Nerdio ManagerTwo alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Citrix DaaSKimi K2V2 Cloudagainst: Citrix DaaSAzure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365ChangedWindows 365against: Citrix DaaSV2 Cloudagainst: Citrix DaaS, VMware Horizon, VirtualBoxV2 Cloudagainst: Azure Virtual Desktopagainst: Citrix DaaS, Rackspace, VMware Horizon
Three alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365 Cloud PCThree alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Parallels RAS, V2 CloudThree alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual Desktop, V2 CloudTwo alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Microsoft Azure Virtual DesktopTwo alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Windows 365GLM 4.7 FlashXV2 Cloudagainst: VMware HorizonV2 CloudHeldAmazon WorkSpaces, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, V2 Cloudagainst: VirtualBoxVirtualBoxno first choiceagainst: Amazon WorkSpaces, Citrix DaaS, Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, Parallels RAS, VMware Horizon
Four alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaS, Windows 365Two alternatives
Citrix DaaS, Windows 365Four alternatives
Citrix Managed Desktops, Nerdio Manager, Parallels Remote Application Server, VMware HorizonThree alternatives
Apps4Rent, Nerdio Manager, V2 CloudMiniMax M2.5Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365Windows 365ChangedAmazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual DesktopAzure Virtual DesktopAmazon WorkSpaces, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktopagainst: VMware Horizonagainst: Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaS, VMware Horizon
Two alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, V2 CloudThree alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Citrix DaaS, V2 CloudOne alternative
V2 CloudTwo alternatives
Apps4Rent, Inuvika OVD EnterpriseOne alternative
Windows 365GPT-6 LunaWindows 365Windows 365HeldWindows 365against: Citrix DaaSAzure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365no first choiceagainst: Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaS, Omnissa Horizon
Two alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual DesktopTwo alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual DesktopTwo alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual DesktopOne alternative
Amazon WorkSpacesMuse Glimmer 30BAmazon WorkSpaces, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, V2 CloudMicrosoft Windows 365ChangedWindows 365 Cloud PCV2 Cloud, VirtualBoxno first choiceagainst: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops / Citrix CVAD, Rackspace, VMware Horizon, VirtualBox
One alternative
Citrix Managed DesktopsFive alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Apps4Rent, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, V2 Cloud, WorkspotFive alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Apps4Rent, Cameyo, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, V2 CloudSix alternatives
Amazon WorkSpaces, Apache Guacamole, Azure Virtual Desktop, Evolve IP, Kasm Workspaces Community Edition, ProxmoxBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 01:54 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:48 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 00:44 | yes | 16 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-04 22:53 | yes | 20 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 00:34 | yes | 24 | 12 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 01:01 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 01:30 | yes | 24 | 42 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 00:18 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 00:03 | yes | 5 | 18 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 00:14 | yes | 14 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 01:19 | yes | 20 | 33 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-04 23:04 | yes | 12 | 21 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-04 23:21 | yes | 3 | 13 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-04 23:52 | yes | 15 | 21 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 00:45 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 01:53 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-04 23:55 | yes | 12 | 28 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-04 23:09 | yes | 16 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 01:25 | yes | 24 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-04 22:14 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 01:23 | yes | 24 | 32 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 01:29 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-04 23:20 | yes | 5 | 24 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 01:21 | yes | 14 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 23:44 | yes | 25 | 61 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 00:15 | yes | 10 | 84 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-04 23:10 | yes | 3 | 17 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 01:39 | yes | 15 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-04 23:34 | yes | 9 | 9 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-04 22:18 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-04 23:02 | yes | 17 | 26 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-04 23:57 | yes | 18 | 4 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 00:26 | yes | 20 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 00:32 | yes | 7 | 8 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-04 23:01 | yes | 24 | 29 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-04 22:54 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-04 23:57 | yes | 10 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 00:43 | yes | 15 | 23 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 00:03 | yes | 24 | 61 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-04 22:54 | yes | 8 | 17 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-05 00:38 | yes | 5 | 19 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-04 22:45 | yes | 14 | 24 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 00:21 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:44 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 00:46 | yes | 18 | 25 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 01:18 | yes | 20 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-04 22:42 | yes | 24 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 00:47 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 00:26 | yes | 24 | 74 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-04 23:56 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-04 22:26 | yes | 5 | 21 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 01:57 | yes | 19 | 24 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 22:19 | yes | 15 | 18 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 00:54 | yes | 10 | 33 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-05 00:25 | yes | 3 | 16 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-04 23:31 | yes | 14 | 22 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 01:03 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:38 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 00:48 | yes | 3 | 21 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 01:32 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-04 22:54 | yes | 20 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 01:01 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-04 22:17 | yes | 24 | 60 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 01:41 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 00:13 | no | 0 | 26 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-04 23:51 | yes | 15 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 01:18 | yes | 13 | 30 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 01:56 | yes | 5 | 21 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-04 23:16 | yes | 2 | 14 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-04 22:17 | yes | 14 | 23 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 01:19 | yes | 16 | 9 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-04 23:12 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-04 23:58 | yes | 20 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 01:02 | yes | 19 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 01:23 | yes | 22 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-04 23:52 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 00:55 | yes | 24 | 39 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 01:46 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 01:01 | no | 0 | 32 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 00:33 | yes | 24 | 29 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 01:04 | yes | 22 | 69 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 00:52 | yes | 25 | 80 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-05 00:21 | yes | 3 | 20 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 01:20 | yes | 24 | 32 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
AWS WorkSpaces read as Amazon WorkSpaces
Amazon WorkSpaces Personal read as Amazon WorkSpaces
Citrix read as Citrix DaaS
Citrix (Citrix DaaS / Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops) read as Citrix DaaS
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops read as Citrix DaaS
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) read as Citrix DaaS
Inuvika read as Inuvika OVD Enterprise
Nerdio read as Nerdio Manager
VMware Horizon / Omnissa Horizon read as VMware Horizon
VMware Horizon/Omnissa read as VMware Horizon
VMware Omnissa Horizon read as VMware Horizon
VMware Omnissa Horizon (formerly Horizon) read as VMware Horizon
Unresolved, counted raw
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops / Citrix CVAD
Cloud4Apps
IronOrbit
Microsoft Citrix
Nerdio’s managed Azure‑VDI
RDS Host
Raw Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
Shadow
Shells Cloud PC
ThinPrint
TruGrid
WorkSpaces
custom-built Proxmox VDI environments
raw Kasm Workspaces
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.